Two detectives who gave a teenager cider before he falsely admitted a series of crimes, have kept their jobs.

Sean Wall, 17, was given Strongbow cider before confessing to 11 burglaries, a disciplinary hearing heard.

But it emerged he was already behind bars at the time of five of the break-ins.

His mum Angela Rosier, 42, said yesterday: “It is disgusting – how can they keep their jobs? I’m taking further action.” Wall was found to be over the drink-drive limit after he called his solicitor, Nadeem Majid, who insisted Wall be breathalysed.

A gross misconduct hearing, held behind closed doors, gave Det Con Neville Bradbury, who bought the cider, a final written warning.

Det Con Geraint Jones was given a written warning after he failed to challenge or report giving Wall alcohol. Both were found guilty of obstructing Wall’s request for a solicitor.

But they were cleared of giving Sean a KFC meal, ­cigarettes and a trip to see his mother as inducements to confess.

Sean, now 19, was collected from Parc Young Offender Institution in Bridgend, South Wales, in February 2010, where he was being held after admitting two thefts.

He was allegedly driven around Cardiff to be shown burglary locations and then on to Cardiff Bay Police Station where officers allegedly asked him to confess to the raids.

Mr Majid said: “This takes policing back 25 years. It’s likely in his condition Sean would have agreed to anything.”